Package org.apache.directory.shared.asn1.util

Class Summary
Asn1StringUtils Little helper class.
BitString Implement the Bit String primitive type.
Oid This class implement an Oid (Object Identifier).

An Oid is encoded as a list of bytes representing integers.

An Oid has a numeric representation where number are separated with dots :
SPNEGO Oid = 1.3.6.1.5.5.2

Translating from a byte list to a dot separated list of number follows the rules :
the first number is in [0..2] the second number is in [0..39] if the first number is 0 or 1 the first byte has a value equal to : number 1 * 40 + number two the upper bit of a byte is set if the next byte is a part of the number
For instance, the SPNEGO Oid (1.3.6.1.5.5.2) will be encoded :
 



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